Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defense reported 27 long-range rocket impacts in waters around Taiwan during Day 2 of China’s People’s Liberation Army “Justice Mission 2025” joint exercises, with photos depicting the launches posted by @TaiwanMonitor on X between 4:16 p.m. and 5:46 p.m. UTC on December 30, 2025. The photos, shared over the past 90 minutes, illustrate the live-fire portion of the exercises encircling Taiwan, confirming the Taiwanese military’s tally of 27 impacts in nearby waters, according to the @TaiwanMonitor post citing the ministry. This update aligns with Taiwan’s earlier press conference this morning, which detailed 71 PLA Air Force sorties—including 35 crossing the Taiwan Strait median line—17 PLA Navy vessels, and 15 China Coast Guard vessels detected by 3:00 p.m. local time, as previously reported by @TaiwanMonitor.
